From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Hey, Mr. Green: Putting Tough Green Questions in Perspective

April 29, 2008

Hey, Mr. Green is a cumulative assortment of green every day questions and answers posed to Bob Schildgen (aka “Mr Green”) for his column in the Sierra Magazine. The column was started in 2005 to provide useful answers to question posed by their confused or curious readers who wished to protect the environment in their [...]

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EcoGen: Changing your Bath Accessories without Eco Guilt.

April 26, 2008

Tired of your old bathroom decor? Perhaps the colors no longer go in your new place? I can’t even count how many time I have dragged my once fashionable magenta tissue holder around from house to house. I have no idea what to do with this tissue holder. It no [...]

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Organic Mechanic Potting Soil: A Peat Free Alternative That Plants Love

April 23, 2008

My Broccoli seedlings, which were spindly and sickly looking were replanted in Organic Mechanic Potting Soil a couple of weeks ago. They now look like they were given a vitamin shot since they are standing strong and tall with several leaves.
Organic Mechanics is no ordinary potting soil. My broccoli obviously knows this. [...]

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Get Your Green On for Earth Day with the Best of Green Talk

April 22, 2008

Green Talk turned one in the beginning of April and I thought it would be appropriate for Earth Day to give you a summary of my posts for the year:

The Most Read Posts:

Get Paid to Do Something Good For the Earth (Selling your hand held electronic through Second Rotation rather than [...]

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25 Ways to Green Your Office

April 19, 2008

Photo by permission of World Resource Institute of their new green office space.
You recycle, turn off your lights, and even watch what you consume, but have you considered the environmental impact of your home office or business? Here are some ideas, as Earth Day is quickly approaching, how to make green by being green in [...]

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Corn Gluten: Extremely Crabby about Crabgrass

April 17, 2008

Last year, I used corn gluten to hopefully dent the of invasion of crabgrass in my lawn. I knew based on my conversations with Professor Christians, the inventor of corn gluten as an herbicide that it would take three years to rid my lawn of the ugly looking “wanna be” [...]

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In Between the Organic Sheets

April 15, 2008

Photo courtesy of Gaiam
After you read the title of this Article, what was your first thoughts? Ah, Anna has written another one of her lurid sexual green posts. What could she think of that could top her “10 Green Tips to Have a Red Hot Valentines’ Day?” Well, sorry to disappoint you, but this article [...]

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Eating at Wendy’s Could Have Green Benefits

April 12, 2008

How many of us catch lunch or dinner when we can? Are you driving up to the drive-in window more than you like to due to a hectic job, children with multiple activities or caring for family members? Does the person at the other end of the microphone recognize your voice?
I find myself [...]

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Vote For Green Talk for GREEN LOG Home Lifestyle Awards

April 9, 2008

Green Talk has been nominated by me as a blog making a difference to help people live a greener lifestyle. As many of you know, green building is my passion. For two years, I ate, slept, and talked about building products as I built my house. Who better to report about products than someone [...]

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The Ovum Factor, Nonfiction Eco-Novel: A Race to Save Mankind

April 8, 2008

Can man survive? Great free giveaway. See details below.
The Ovum Factor is a new novel by author, businessman, and publisher, Marvin L. Zimmerman, in which he depicts the inevitable consequences if we do not change to halt our destructive ways towards the Planet. The back cover reveals the following plot:
“Destruction of Earth’s ecology [...]

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